Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 November 2022
91. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of all foreshore licence applications covering the Shannon Estuary basin in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57019/22]
View answerMy Department’s Foreshore Unit operates the consenting regime under the Foreshore Act 1933, managing the regulation of a range of different marine activities and infrastructural developments.
The Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, requires that a lease or licence must be obtained for any activity on State-owned foreshore, which represents the greater part of the foreshore. The Act provides for the issuing of licences or leases which are in the public interest. Details of applications and determinations made by the Minister under the Act are on my Department's website gov.ie - Foreshore applications (www.gov.ie)
Details of all of the applications that have been received that relate to the area of the foreshore referred to are set out below. These applications are at various stages of the assessment process. Those that are not currently available on my Department's website will shortly be published as they commence the statutory assessment process.
|
Foreshore Number |
Applicant |
Status |
Project Type |
|
FS007427 |
Gkinetic Energy Ltd |
Application Received |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS007149 |
Western Star Wind Limited (Simply Blue Limited) |
Application Received |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS007366 |
Munster Sea Wind Ltd, (Inis Offshore/Warwick Energy) |
Application Received |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS007372 |
Saoirse Wave Energy Ltd (Simply Blue) |
Application Received |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS007083 |
Eirgrid |
Environmental Assessment |
Cable Electricity |
|
FS007137 |
ESB (5) |
Environmental Assessment |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS007190 |
Limerick City and CoCo |
Environmental Assessment |
Flood Defence |
|
FS007081 |
Design Pro Small Device testing tidal |
Consultation |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS006886 |
Clarus Offshore Wind Farm Ltd. (DP Energy). Company Priority 3 |
Consultation |
Site Investigation ORE |
|
FS006836 |
Kildysert Village Renewal CLG |
Consultation |
Slipway |
|
FS006975 |
Shannon Foynes Port Company |
Consultation |
Dredging |
